NL2009982A - Source mask optimization to reduce stochastic effects. - Google Patents

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NL2009982A
NL2009982A NL2009982A NL2009982A NL2009982A NL 2009982 A NL2009982 A NL 2009982A NL 2009982 A NL2009982 A NL 2009982A NL 2009982 A NL2009982 A NL 2009982A NL 2009982 A NL2009982 A NL 2009982A
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    • G03F7/70425—Imaging strategies, e.g. for increasing throughput or resolution, printing product fields larger than the image field or compensating lithography- or non-lithography errors, e.g. proximity correction, mix-and-match, stitching or double patterning
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    • G03F7/70433—Layout for increasing efficiency or for compensating imaging errors, e.g. layout of exposure fields for reducing focus errors; Use of mask features for increasing efficiency or for compensating imaging errors
    • G03F7/70441—Optical proximity correction [OPC]
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